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From the book Psychological Astrology by Karen Hamaker-Zondag
Aries: Fire Element
First step taken by the individual consciousness out of the undifferentiated ocean of the unconscious
impulsive and direct
need to be always starting something new
display many of the characteristics of the psychological function of intuition
can become the slave of his own craving for independence and liberty and that is something which he must learn to bring under control or to conquer
Most of his energies are devoted to the idea of emancipation
slowly learns his limitations in the process of self manifestation
involves living from inside to outside
the beginning: marks the commencement of a voyage of self-discovery
this stage devoted to the expression of self, showing little interest in the thoughts and feelings of others
temptation to meddle and the longing to give expression to endless ideas can lose him the sympathy of others
yet to learn his limitations and because he can recklessly play with fire without realizing it, he is capable of rushing head long into all kinds of trouble.
It is the possibilities within a dangerous situation that are seen
A leader who will stop at practically nothing
Has to prove himself
recuperative powers are very great in all respects
Learns that he is an individual on this earth, and at the same time, by his setbacks and recoveries, he learns where his options and limitations lie.
Once he has come to terms with this phase, he can rejoice in a self-trust adequately based on his own inner resources and develop a large measure of integrity
can keep faith with a deep-felt conviction of his task in life and do what he has to do without fuss and bother.
Ambition and the competitive spirit (wants to be the best in everything)
scattered impulses
Imprudence, sense of adventure and initiative
quickly stimulated but disappointments are soon forgotten. Fresh possibilities seem to stretch out endlessly in life.
Possibly be unconsciously faithless
Taurus: Earth Element
in taurus phase a direction is imparted to the scattered impulses of aries
a methodical and practical shaping occurs in order to create the secure basis which was obviously neither present nor necessary in the aries phase
taurus phase is strongly inclined towards the formative side of life
external forms and materials loom large in the life of this sign
the individuality is established and the boundaries circumscribing the individual possibilities are known and well-defined
knows his limitation
main theme: search for forms of secure existence for his individuality
reaches self-consciousness by grasping at mainly material values
capable of great tenacity and has an almost proverbial ability to settle down in practical and profitable affairs
the inner-directed psychic energy enables prolonged retention of images, concepts and matter
taurus, as a reliable and stabilizing factor, ensure that much is completed which others have given up in despair.
lack of flexibility in thought and in outlook on life the pronounced tendency to keep to the safe path and to avoid new pathways as much as possible, and the wish to hold onto what he has, can turn him into a bit of an old fossil
in taurus phase, it is prudence, keeping to their known and passivity that are most in evidence. the result is that after the aries phase has long since left the stage, taurus phase is still there working out the implication of the aries initiatives, giving them form and is putting the practical value of the areis ideas to the test
emotional sphere, taurus represents a reaction to aries
taurus reactions are much slower and can dwell on his disappointments to the end of his days
stays consciously true
concentrate mainly on material pleasures whether sensual or purely artistic
impulse must always come from outside
work hard and long
close liaison with matter and appreciates its value
Gemini: Air Element
After the beginning phase of aries has been translated into security and form in the phase of taurus a further reaction occurs in the phase of gemini
takes little care of his home or is never in it
no longer any commitment to material objects
compelling need to connect objects with one another or to form links between external objects with one another or to form links between external objections which can be as varied as men and things as facts and ideas
In this phase, man steps for the first time outside the world of his individual possibilities and certitudes
first steps outside takes gemini into what, at first glance, looks like a disordered and disorganized world. May explain the need first to relate things to what is known, then to find mutual relationships between things and then bring them into some sort of order, as no more than a natural reaction to what is new
logical faculties come to the fore in all circumstances
personal confidence of someone of this type derives from an intellectual ability to dissect and arrange whatever is encountered, regardless of whether it is concrete or abstract
With this manner of connected thinking, which is restless and very mobile, an individual of the gemini type can see all sides and so is the inventor of systems and techniques without, however, getting down to the fundamentals of what he meets on his pathway through life
requires many contacts for the formation and development of his character, though not necessarily of the deep friendship variety
tendency to be impersonal makes gemini step light heartedly over things of value whereas as taurus would hold tight
first stage in which man is conscious of his position vis-a-vis the outside world
the outer world arouses his curiosity and captures his attention but the multiplicity of things, all of which appear to have equal importance, leads him to skip from one subject to another
concentration is easily broken and he seldom finds an opportunity to develop his thoughts
the many-sideness and changeableness impart to this type enormous adaptability but bring with them the dangers of superficiality and dilettantism
the individual watches himself facing the universe and his adjustment to the outside switches to an inner adjustment
the neutral stance and the need to bring order and make connections flow in essence from inner uncertainty as to the individual's place in the world
So much attention is paid to the outside world and so much interests is bestowed upon it that the inner world and so much interests is bestowed upon it that the inner world is left in a state of considerable passivity - values or sought in the immediate environment
mental perception of the universe is the keynote of the gemini phase
so much involved in the world and so little involved in itself
playing down his opinions in his eagerness to snatch at the latest idea
most important is the initial contact with the outside world and the task of bringing order to all kinds of things
Cancer: Water Element
In phase of cancer the apex of the first part of the growth process of man is reached
after the initial action (aries) and consolidation (taurus) and the setting up of a relationship with the outside world (gemini) we have the influence of the outer on the inner in the form of impressions and feelings
the element water, which corresponds to the psychological function of feeling, alerts us by its attribution to the sign cancer that personal growth will proceed by way of inner experience
there is great self involvement with a great deal being experienced internally and in silence, and equally powerful involvement is felt in what is going on outside
the fact that the crab native does not in principle like to make himself conspicuous, and prefers to live in his own domestic and emotional privacy, means that he can well be the driving force behind someone else. In this way the impulse to force the pace in the outside world is often manifested. the immediate circle may resent this meddling with their affairs but, on the other hand, the participation of the cancer individual may prove stimulating
his wealth of emotions and his inclination to assimilate impressions from the outer world via his feelings means that someone of the cancer type had a great need of emotion, intimate experience
by way of reaction to gemini, which is so much involved in the world and so little involved in itself cancer takes for its main sphere of activity the home and domestic affairs together with the family and traditions
emotional side of cancer character is hard to put into words
cancer is very active internally even though considerable passivity is displayed towards the outside
owning to his great sensitivity, what is said and done by others is often taken the wrong way
his feelings are not only the spectacles through which the cancer individual looks but also the tool he must learn to handle
this phase means that emotions aroused by the environment have to be assimilated and that the inner emotional side of life has to be recognized and understood, because man cannot function perfectly without it.
an overcompensation for the vulnerability of the feelings is often seen in the shape of an ostentatious display of feelings and emotions
insecurity entailed in this vulnerability is overcompensated for by fits of pique and in extreme cases, by staging pathetic scenes. the reactions of those around can then act as a pleasing stimulus and the individual can easily be tempted to start doing it for kicks
the fear of losing the external forms that satisfy the need for emotional experiences brings out the caring, cherishing and mothering side of the cancer
changing moods may be attributed to insecurity
cancer phase: man comes to an understanding acceptance of his own feelings and ready for next cycle
Leo: Fire Element
first four phases, saw how different sides of the individuality were developed. the possibilities and limitations of the individuality were explored and established. Then the outer world was investigated and it was allowed to work on the inner nature in the form of emotions and feelings. In the next phase we have an individual personality which is conscious of itself
Leo phase, the leading theme is the dramatic presentation of the personality as a means of gaining recognition.
individual had become sure of his identity yet is still very unsure of himself in the social arena
by making himself out to be someone big, he tries to ensure for himself the place in society to which he is only entitled in his imagination
after the formation of the personality in the first four signs, the renewed series of elements has to do with the social behavior of the personality and chiefly with its further cultivation
the developed self-consciousness is strongly turned in on the self
psychic energy has a pronounced inward flow
makes impression of great stability
does not run out of steam as quickly as the aries type tend to do and is much better placed to finish what it starts
the self-involvement, in combination with the strong self-expression explains the great need (not necessity) experienced by leo to be the centre of attention
feels himself to be a vorn leader or authority
with his intuitive orientation, leo is often wll ahead of his time, even though he is particularly good at fitting in with current trends
attaches great importance to a role in social life
since his energy is directed inwards, he is usually saved from the ruptures in relationships commonly the result of the impulsiveness peculiar to the fire signs
owing to his social uncertainty, can overcompensate by taking the attitude that come, what may, he will be the centre of attention, and in doing so, stir up a great deal of opposition.
leo phase we observe that after his personality has been formed man sets to work on himself
the intensity with which someone of the leo type is aware of his own personality and the resulting pride and will power with which he meets life can give him the feeling that he has much to offer a feeling that can produce great liberality. in return for his gifts, leo expects a certain amount of devotion and appreciation
runs the risk of becoming the victim of his ideals and illusions while intoxicated with self-experience, because in this state he fails to see that hankering after and dreaming of social acceptance subtly separates from his ideal
the bold approach to what lies outside is a reaction to the stay at home crab
Virgo: Earth Element
virgo phase is both a consequence of and a reaction against the high point of the leo phase, in which self consciousness, self expression and concentration broad issues were the main themes
virgo phase discrimination is develped, based on the critical analysis of the consequences of actions and transactions such as come to the fore in leo phase
even the fiery emotions and passions of the leo native are subjected to a critical analysis in this phase, so that this sign makes an impression of coldness. this is actually a reaction against the display of self-assurance in the leo phase
in virgo phase man feels his own vulnerability and learns to see his own faults, so self-criticism is an important factor at this stage
it's own motives and desires are subjected to constant analysis
the phenomenal world is approached with the function of perception; the individuals is preoccupied with tangible reality and prefers to deal with concrete and material things
attention is not devoted to the acquisition of whatever offers security but to gaining on insight into the diversity of forms and motives
the mobility of the psychic energy introduces a measure of uncertainty into some sides of the personality. virgo kept busy making a critical evaluation of her personality with a view to devaluing herself, always playing down his own opinions in his eagerness to snatch at the latest idea
this self depreciation holds the reason for the modesty (or fear of being noticed) and shyness of the virgin
nothing escapes her attention and she has a strongly developed sense of proportion
the ability to analyze plus lively thinking fit this type of practical and detailed scientific research giving rise to the kind of researcher who can spend much of life on a very specialized project in quiet seclusion
a methodical approach, desire of knowledge, orderliness, acumen and sobriety are virtues which assist the virgo the in this work
harvest culled from the growing insight into motivation
on account of the difficulty experienced in dealing with affairs, the virgo works best in a subordinate position but in trying to achieve self understanding, the ability has been gained to show understanding to others
in a position to serve humanity without at the same time thinking of self or personal advantages
the perfection that virgo looks for in herself is also sought in others
her very cold, a loof and unemotional behavior enables someone of the virgo type to analyze and categorize facts in an extremely objective and intellectual manner
virgo's purity and craving for perfection have much to do with the feeling of uncertainty which, in another respect, is the driving force behind the urge to anaylze
virgo phase is the phase of self-criticism and self-perfection. less developed virgos certainly do not take kindly to critical remarks. this is the consequence of a keenly felt inner vulnerability
in the virgo phase this vulnerability is submitted to a searching examination with a view to preparing for participation, initially with a partner (the phase of balance) in the greater whole
intro spection and refining are central to the develpment phase of the virgin
Libra: Air Element
one of the turning points in human development as expressed in the phase of libra, is associating with others, and in particular a partner, on an equal footing
the phase of critical analyze (self -criticism) has run its course in virgo and will now be put to good use
contrasts in general come into prominence and the libra type spares no pains in striking a balance between any items which appear to be conflicting or out of equilibrium
the balance phsae in man prepares the way for a more complete development through relationships with others, by becoming aware of his own shadow side and even getting to know his own inner partner
man can reach deeper into himself and contemplate what lies within
aries, the beginning, puts himself in the center. in libra phase, 'the other' is put in the center and so it is appropriate that it faces the aries phase externally anyway
in the aries phase, growth was internal because the individual took everything on himself; in the libra phase growth takes place externally since everything is related to the opposite number and to the part played by the opposite number in the individuals life
man's relationship with his own inalienable unconscious and it is this that is reflected in the other person.
completely new type of experience and approached mainly intellectually by libra, the element air being analogous to the psychological function of thinking.
libra will have much to learn emotionally from this first, essential confrontation with another, a confrontation which this type goes to meet cheerfully however, in keeping with the positive direction taken by the energy
a socially conscious relationship with others is important and the libra subject strives for relationship which are as perfect as possible and people people and situations are compared with judge by this standard of perfection
this is the stage at which the standards are set and which we shall be expected to abide by in our relationship and social intercourse with others
in this way each can be accorded the recognition and respect due to him on the grounds of his individuality
it is by communication and association with others that our conscious place is objectified
interest in psychology and in human relations
in his new contacts, he looks above all for fresh knowledge and information on to stimulate him mentally (a reaction against the virgo phase) in which the individual has been putting himself under the microscope, making it imperative for him to turn now to something new outside himself
not concerned with simply functioning in society as in making his individual contribution to it
has become an individual who experiences and accepts himself
thinks objectively, can easily put himself in the place of others
understands all points of view
would make an impartial judge but might find it hard to reach a decision
uncertainty is a characteristic that is part and parcel of the weighing operations of the balance
in libra, the hesitation has an intellectual origin, whereas in virgo it is due to inner uncertainty
since the thinking is strongly emphasized and the feeling function is consequently little developed in the first instance, the libra type is quickly thrown off balance emotionally and fickleness and uncertainty can arise
in the libra phase, the search for harmony is not so much a native gift as a need supported by such qualities as willingness, friendliness, a degree of enthusiam and a feeling for aesthetics
any sentimentality, superficiality and fickleness always emphasize a lack of balance and the incentive for its restoration
involvement with the external form
Scorpio: Water Element
after the phase of mainly mental contact on the basis of individuality in the period of the balance, scoprio ushers in the phase of emotional experience and of an experiential study of the libran contacts (experiential: involving or based on experience and observation)
the scorpio phase enables one to experience that making contacts and maintaining relationships are not the be-all and end-all of life and that outward harmony with others is no goal in itself. That is why scorpio will try to penetrate to the deeper significance of life on earth and to the meaning of human life.
transformation process at every level in the human psyche are indissolubly bound up with scorpio phase
these transformation processes more or less entail that in penetrating the secrets of the human psyche much of personal value must be jettisoned if it is not to inhibit further growth
In the phase of the scorpion, autumn is in full swing; the lush external forms have died back to leave nothing but bare trees and bushes above the exhausted earth, and the latter is a carcass from which life can flourish anew. This death in nature is analogous to the crisis suffered by man in the scorpion phase. Human relationships are expanded and deepened in the form of complete surrender and in a total use and consumption of self and of the other person - an all-or-nothing approach.
scorpion natives will go to any extreme to retain what they value or what they look on as their ideal
the behavior of the scorpio subject is governed not by the desire for material security but by his intense emotional needs
for the water signs, feelings and emotions are the appointed vehicles for growth
feelings and emotions arising from relationships with others are strongly intensified, although this may not be obvious
introvert. The scorpio subject, therefore, is reserved and inscrutable and both stubborn and passionate
his pronounced inward bias gives him a strong will and great inner strength
people of this type cling so tenaciously to the things they value that they are prepared, if necessary , to pay for them with their lives
penetration to the center of everything and in particular, to the center of oneself is the leading theme of the scorpion
sorpions have an unfailing ability to spot the weak points of others
their uncommunicative, their outer control of their feelings, their intense emotional involvement and the way they dig deep prevent them from always being understood or appreciated properly by those around them
the depth demanded of one's opposite number in the scorpion phase means that people at this stage of development become conscious of the partner image inside them: the anima or female image in the man and the animus or male image in the woman. The deep emotional experience of being reflected in someone of the opposite sex makes it possible to reach down in one's own psyche to its hidden hopes and wishes and to its buried complexes
In contrast to the mental reaction to the partner seen in libra, the reaction here is emotional, so that a great deal of unconscious material is brought to light. Hence this phase can become one of the really big crisis in life and yet, at the same time, one of the most creative and satisfying periods.
man is faced with a choice as to whether or not to wallow in his emotions
If he wallows, the lower scorpio exhibits a strong possessiveness. The result is often jealous and even violent behavior or else, where the individual nurses what is felt to be a grievance, his violent feelings are channeled into long lasting hate
individual who does under go a transformation process in this phase can develop into a higher type symbolized by the eagle, which can penetrate the secrets of nature quite unselfishly and can delve into the hidden and mysterious on the strength of a feeling which, in a crisis, is transformed from a personal emotional reaction into a precision instrument of pure feeling and sympathy.
search into the back ground lying behind appearances.
Sagittarius: Fire Element
phase of sagittarius begins by forming a relationship between external phenomena and the internal experiences known to scoprio.
no longer is the attempt made to fathom the 'whys" and where fores of things by means of the feeling alone.
the search is now made with an abstract spirit too and is aimed at reaching a synthesis.
need to enjoy something more universal or to discover universal principle.
mainly involved in intuitive thinking
empathy with and appreciation of the wider relationships lying behind the facts sets this phase within a bigger frame work in which, the emotional factor is less than in the preceding phase.
the psychic energy indicates that the sagittarius turns both outwards and inwards at various times, although the impulses which move outward have the upper hand.
essential importance is attached to placing these facts and things in a philosophical or religious framework so as to be able to participate in a wider social whole
a search for truth and the fiery nature of the sign a gives a clear indication of the readiness of the sagittarius to defend his discovered truth with fire and sword.
a start has just been made an arriving at a philosophy of life, the need is felt to become a propagandist.
the individual can find a great satisfaction in announcing his new found truth to others, because this reduces any inner uncertainty he may have.
teaching a doctrine then, is a way for sagittarius to strengthen his own spiritual basis.
the limits of the personal are transcended for the first time
sense of crossing boundaries can express itself in the study of cultures and philosophies of life
runs the risk of overlooking the personal side of life due to attaching major importance to spiritual laws and ethics
seeks his goal in expansion and integration
can sacrifice much for the sake of his ideals
there is a pure manifestation of the individual himself, there is a consciousness of this self
the man whose insight border on prophecy
understands that the thoughts and motivations of human beings form civilization and tries to place his own motives in that setting.
In spite of the very personal opinions and subjective truths to which he gives expression, he readily gives an impression of impersonality
the lower sagittarius can display a great deal of intolerance together with indiscretion and impatience, but this is a result of unconscious uncertainty towards the newly discovered areas in life
Evolved sagittarius always searching out the inner side of things but who is also helped by his more universal vision to pay more heed to the opinions of others
filled with hope and even with a child like and unconcerned faith in the future
In times of need, keeps going by being bright and optimistic
blind trust is attended by a certain amount of danger
sagittarius phase is that of the person who feels himself to be part of a greater whole transcending the boundaries of home, family and the local community and full of enthusiasm, accepts the challenge of finding his own place in that greater whole.
Capricorn: Earth Element
Stage in the development of the human psyche in which everything is assimilated that was learnt and understood about the wider aspects of life in the sagittarian phase. It was on that basis that a new identity was chosen.
In this phase, man has clearly defined notion of what he is, of what he can do and of what he can achieve within the greater social whole.
stability of form is important to capricorn
capricorn will engage in giving shape to things
the capricorn phase is the highest point of the process in which everything is given form
in the human psyche, this amounts to identification with a certain idea, spiritual or otherwise, while in the social setting the emphasis is laid on the social position as a well-defined whole
active participation within this whole is no longer one of the aims as it was in the sagittarius phase where, in the search for the universal principles behind things, no attention was paid to the actual forms under which things presented themselves.
in the capricorn phase, attention is however paid to these forms and the main interest lies in the integration of all of them with particular reference to finding one's own position within the greatest possible whole
it is no more than awareness of a self chosen identity which has yet to be made good
the superior psychic function is that of perception and only practical, concrete and efficient, methods receive consideration
In the phase of capricorn the need for security stems from a dislike of being dependent that is closely linked with the acquisition of a new chosen identity.
An individual in the phase of this introvert earth sign, who has to contend with the fact that the way of inner growth is via clearly mapped inner and outer position, will use his energies in an active manner to achieve this well planned growth; will be ambitious and seek status and respect
to this end he will rely on perseverance, thrift, discipline, being business-like, integrity and reliability and in so doing, frequently give the impression of being rather cold and unfeeling.
a lot is going on behind his unruffled exterior
just as in nature there is a struggle to preserve the form which will come to life again in spring, so in the human psyche in the capricorn phase every effort is made to hold on to forms
Capricorn run the risk of tying himself up the straight jacket of rules and regulations laid down for the benefit of his new found order and method
the struggle for recognition arising from his urge to preserve the formal side of things can make capricorn lonely and melancholy on his ambitious and upward striving path in life and this may have repercussions and his emotional experience
extremely difficult for someone of a perceptive type like capricorn to display emotion, since emotion does not belong to the world of tangible and concrete actualities.
Will dwell on his feelings for a long time and can find it hard to forget wounding and painful experiences
capricorn patiently endures restrictions, frustrations and difficulties as all these come within the clearly defined framework through which he must pass to his predetermined objective.
phase is an obvious reaction to the fore going one.
modest number of practical and achievable long term goals and the entire life is devoted to making a planned advance towards them.
Aquarius: Air Element
We see in the aquarius phase how nature finally disposes of her unnecessary forms
everything that has no more use or has not stood the test is given up
the form of the capricorn phase is broken in the phase of aquarius
by the use of thought the personal psyche is submitted to an investigation and is analysed in order to eliminate anything of no use.
Someone in the phase of aquarius undergoes a specific crisis, not now over the depths within his own individuality but over the totality of the human condition
the need to penetrate to the universal content of the latter was first clearly felt in scorpio phase and is finally satisfied in the period of aquarius by way of a reaction to the fixity of form prized by capricorn
in efforts to break free from forms and to go beyond limits, the aquarian rises superior to external appearances of things
the aquarian can think objectively without consulting his feelings
Aquarian type absorbs practically all his experiences, including the emotional ones and chews them over
in-flowing psychic energy bestows on the aquarian his great retentiveness of thoughts and ideas
has advanced beyond their material and external forms but is still liable to be trapped in the thought forms of his inner world
can prove very faithful, even in love, provided he is given the freedom to hob-nob with friends of both sexes
friendship, the exchange of thoughts and ideas, and love based on similarity of out look are found at the core of the aquarian character
aquarian phase, has become a completely socialized entity who feels most at home when in groups and other social settings
the process which leads to the destruction of forms is not directed against collective forms in the first instance but because the aquarian refers everything to himself, to the form in which his own individuality manifests itself
self-destruction is indispensable and enables him to place himself within a universal framework and so find himself at the center of every social relationship
any breaking down is done with the intention of rebuilding
aquarius is a regenerating and reforming influence
The higher aquarian subscribes to a non-partisan humanistic and unselfish philosophy of life, based on the mental analysis of what are mainly psychic processes, experiences and events
Pisces: Water Element
reaction to the aquarian emphasis on thought, the experience of the pisces type is purely emotional
all experiences are very much related to the self but the impersonal elements which took shape in the phase of aquarius retains an influence
pisces individual has to face the problem of personalizing all occurrences from an impersonal standpoint, striving to amalgamate the universal human experience with the personality
In the phase of aquarius, man becomes master of the process of braking up old forms in order to build anew. In the phase of pisces, this breaking up process is taken to its logical conclusion in the complete destruction of form, so that the individual in this phase can win mastery over what is formless, overtime world of thought forms. Undergoes a transformation in the final phase.
very sensitive, often emotional and very impressionable
does not always know what to do with these emotions and consequently falls prey to changes in mood
psychic energy flows freely and the battle is begun between personal and impersonal feelings and experiences
it is his impersonal side which makes the native often very easy to influence
this characteristic is strong in the less advanced individual to the extent that he is not aware of his own identity and frequently bears the stamp of the person with whom he was last in contact.
the possibility of reaching a measure of self-detachment reaches its fullest expression in pisces although this possibility is often beyond the range of vision of a person of the pisces type
this turning in with others is not conscious and being governed by the feelings , he has a great capacity for becoming immersed in the thoughts and feelings of others
has a heightened receptivity to images and diffuse sensations (such as atmospheres created or emitted by others) and this helps to promote a capacity for clairvoyance or other forms of extra-sensory perception
when the impression endures that there are deeper truths hidden within the external forms of rites and objects, the pisces individual can become very devout to the point of slavish adherence to a given doctrine.
the great problem in the pisces stage is the comprehension of the feelings and the uniting of universal human nature with the personal nature.
Pisces types like to work in large collective organizations in the background if possible (anonymously and behind closed doors) and where his compassion can express itself in helping others, for example in hospitals and similar institutions.
owing to the lively movement of his psychic energy, the emotional pisces individual has considerable powers of assimilation, but these seldom show to advantage because of his lack of self-confidence which arises from his great emotional sensitivity
there is a garnering of the final wisdom, the bringing together of all phenomenal forms into a single unity to which the pisces individual has access as the destroyer of forms and master of the formless
formlessness contains the total deposit of all the knowledge and experience gained during the whole cycle of the twelve signs but which is bereft of any form which might detract from its universal character of unity
and the formlessness which is the end result of the twelve part cycle and is the germ of a new cycle of experience (the following aries phase) will enable the past experience to be tested in practice and to receive additions
The pisces type who prepares for the new cycle, can remain unaware of what he is doing yet nevertheless can mature into an individual who has united within himself the two opposites of the personal and impersonal, leaving behind him, so to speak, a field on which new seed may be cast.


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Das Johannes-Nepomuk-Gymnasium Rohr (kurz: JNG) ist eines der drei Gymnasien im Landkreis Kelheim, Niederbayern.

Namensgeber
Der Namensgeber der Schule ist der Heilige Johannes Nepomuk. Er gilt als Symbol für den versöhnenden Brückenschlag zwischen Ost- und Westeuropa, besonders von Deutschland und Tschechien.

Geschichte
Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg ließen sich 1946 die heimatvertriebenen Benediktinermönche aus dem böhmischen Kloster Braunau im damals leerstehenden Kloster Rohr nieder. Bereits ein Jahr später gründeten sie, in Fortführung der schon im 13. Jahrhundert existierenden Lateinschule Braunau, das Gymnasium mit einem Internat. Der Unterricht begann in der Dorfschule mit 32 Schülern. Die Patres waren die ersten Lehrer, die bald durch weltliche Lehrkräfte ergänzt wurden. Zum damaligen Zeitpunkt war das JNG das einzige Gymnasium im Raum zwischen Landshut, Regensburg und Ingolstadt. Schließlich folgte ein erster Anbau am Abteigebäude. 1962 konnten zum ersten Mal die Abiturprüfungen im Haus abgehalten werden.

Die Schülerzahl stieg alljährlich, so dass die schulischen Anlagen, mit kirchlicher und staatlicher Unterstützung, schrittweise erweitert werden mussten und Sportstätten mit einem Schwimmbad errichtet wurden. Das Internat wurde Ende Juli 2011 geschlossen und dessen Räumlichkeiten für den Ausbau des Ganztagesangebots am Gymnasium sowie die Betreuung der Schüler umgebaut.

Struktur
Das Johannes-Nepomuk-Gymnasium ist ein privates, staatlich anerkanntes "sprachliches" Gymnasium mit der Sprachenfolge Latein, Englisch und Französisch. Seit dem Schuljahr 2011/2012 bietet die Schule auch einen "musischen Zweig" mit der Sprachenfolge Latein und Englisch an. Alljährlich finden Austauschaufenthalte nach Frankreich und Tschechien statt. Ganztagsangebote und Wahlunterricht werden in verschiedenen Bereichen angeboten. Zudem ist das JNG Stützpunktschule für Judo.

Aktueller Träger (2021) der Schule ist die Abtei der Benediktiner. Im September 2021 gab die Abtei der Benediktiner bekannt, dass sie aufgrund der geringen Zahl der Mönche die Kosten für den steigenden Unterhalt der Schule nicht mehr tragen könne und die Trägerschaft an die Katholische Jugendfürsorge der Diözese Regensburg übertragen werde. Damit endet eine fast 800-jährige Unterrichtstradition des Klosters Braunau bzw. Rohr.

Bekannte Lehrer
 Konstantin Mach OSB, Musiker und Schulleiter
 Beda Menzel OSB, Kirchenhistoriker und Schulleiter
 Johannes Zeschick OSB, Lehrer und Abt
 Gregor Zippel OSB, Lehrer und Abt

Weblinks

 Homepage des JNG

Einzelnachweise

Gymnasium in Niederbayern
Rohr in Niederbayern
Johannes Nepomuk
Gegründet 1947
Schule im Landkreis Kelheim
Johannes Nepomuk als Namensgeber

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Jamaliya Muslim Maha Vidyalaya is a school in Batagolladeniya in the district of Kandy in Sri Lanka.

Description
The school was founded in 1978 as a primary school with a small number of children. The first principal of this school was A. H. M. Naeem. The late Pradesha Saba member M. H. M. Nazeer worked very hard to develop this school. Alhaj J L M Junaideen brothers donated the land for the school. Mr. M M Satheek from Muthur became the Principal N. A. Azeez was principal of the school from 20 September 1989 to 1996. During his tenure the school got the best academic results in the region and got many buildings, a playground (the land for playground was bought by Alhaj Muslim Salahudeen), a science laboratory, and other facilities.

From 1996 Mr. A H M Hussain took over as the Principal of the school up to 2001. During his tenure an activity room was built and then Mr. A.H.M.Kaleelur Rahuman became the Principal of the school.

Later Mr. S. H. M. Riyaldeen became the principal this school. He was the first English teacher of the school. During his period as the Principal a multimedia unit was formed, computer unit was developed, and sanitary facilities were made with the help of SEMP-11 project and some well wishers and a two-storey building was constructed. During his period in 2006 this school was awarded the best school among the Tamil medium schools in the zone. During his tenure the school got the best academic results in the region and got another one acre of land for the playground from Alhaj Kamil Kuthubdeen), and other facilities.

Later Mr. M.Z.A CAREEM (B.COM) became the principal this school.he did many services to School.During his tenure the school got the best academic results in the region and got many buildings other facilities.

It became a Maha Vidyalaya with government funding and started Arts and commerce A Level classes. The school currently serves about 450 students of the region.

References

Provincial schools in Sri Lanka
Educational institutions established in 1978
Schools in Kandy District
1978 establishments in Sri Lanka


Day 5 (Friday, 13 March, 2009) in Ward Churchill's case against the University of Colorado featured several key exchanges and testimonies that appeared to be critical to the trial, with two more weeks left to the trial.
Also see the documents on the Ward Churchill Solidarity Network, for more background.
(e) that the judgment of the disciplinary committee was wrong and was based on this institutionalized pattern of hysterical reaction to dissenting voices in times of national crisis.
Objections were raised by the University of Colorado team on the basis that Bell would be testifying on a matter that was for the jury to decide, and that his expert opinion as a lawyer might be misconstrued as a statement of what the law says is permissible or not. The objections were sustained, and the jury heard none of the above. Judge Naves would also not allow any testimony from Bell on the generalized institutional pattern of clamping down on free speech during times of "war" or "national crisis" — which is very unfortunate given that is almost the constant state in which the U.S. places itself.
Having been blocked on these fronts, Lane (Churchill's attorney) moved for a mistrial, and was denied. The proceedings continued.
What the jury was allowed to hear was Derrick Bell's description of critical race theory, and how it was permissible to make up stories in order to better illustrate a point so that unfamiliar students may understand it — saying that one of his stories was turned into a movie. Asked if he though plagiarism was wrong, Bell said it was, and also specified by name other researchers who had been found guilty of plagiarism and were let off with an apology.
The trial resumed in the afternoon, with the remainder of the video deposition of Dr. Betsy Hoffman, the President of the University of Colorado from September 2000 to July 2005. This testimony was especially charged, and will likely prove critical to Churchill's case: the testimony comes from the highest ranking person in the University, who was repulsed by the political pressure exerted to fire Churchill, who said she would resign if Churchill was fired over his 9/11 essay, and who was eventually replaced by a right wing politician, Hank Brown, with ties to ACTA, an organization seeking to intellectually cleanse universities of any "liberal" or left wing dominance. Hoffman testified that she did in fact state at the time that the confluence of extreme coverage from Bill O'Reilly of Fox News, the machinations of David Horowitz (with his list of 101 worst/most dangerous professors in the U.S.), and the influence of ACTA, reminded her of the McCarthy era.
Dr. Hoffman also included that some of the Regents of the University of Colorado told her that Churchill should have been fired for his 9/11 essay. In addition, Churchill's attorney listed Churchill's speeches and works that were specifically enumerated in the Chancellor's report as originally the subject of investigation by the Standing Committee on Research Misconduct: the 9/11 essay, another magazine article by Mr. Churchill, an appearance on the Geraldo Rivera television show, and a lecture on who to send to conduct military actions.
While allegations of misconduct have to be investigated regardless of motivation, Hoffman conceded, she made what I thought was an especially critical point: that she believed that the investigation of Ward Churchill by the University was inconsistent with academic freedom and that examining a faculty member's entire scholarly record because of a single controversial work does have a chilling effect on speech (source).
With reference to the question of plagiarism, Dr. Hoffman explained that she "had found instances of faculty plagiarism in the past, and in these situations her custom was to require the faculty member to issue a retraction, take the article off their resume, apologize to the person whose work they plagiarized, and perhaps enforce a loss of pay or include a formal letter of reprimand in the faculty member's personnel file." Just as important, "Dr. Hoffman stated that she hasn't terminated anyone for plagiarism." (source).
One thing seems clear and that is that the work of academics should be more carefully scrutinized.


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Habiba Atta Forson: The woman with many parts in sports
20th Nov 2019 | Source: graphic.com.gh
Habiba Atta Forson
To those who consider Madam Habiba Atta Forson as the sole founder of Kumasi-based Fabulous Ladies Football Club, she is a mere football administrator striving to nurture and develop the potential of young ladies with the propensity to use football as a career.
Her schoolmates at Yaa Achiaa Girls and TI Ahmadiyya Secondary School in Kumasi at the basic and second cycle levels, respectively, regarded her as a versatile athlete who won medals at the local and international arenas.
Many who grew up with her during the formative period of women football, however, saw her as a lady who should have been an asset to the nation if women football had won the heart of Ghanaians as one of the pastimes sports disciplines in her hey days.
Others also perceived her as an astute coach who was instrumental in transforming former Black Stars and Asante Kotoko player Frimpong Manso from a striker into a stalwart defender.
Incidentally, intimate friends see in her the virtue of a philanthropist, ready to spend her last pesewa to support brilliant, needy young ladies to build their capacity more meaningfully to improve their standard of living.
Woman with many parts
Ironically, the mother of six who drives her players in their team bus from Kumasi throughout Ghana to honour league matches, was seen as a woman with many parts when the Daily Graphic caught up with her at her residence in Kumasi.
Considered as one of the most recognisable faces in women football with the passion to turn the fortunes of the sport around at the highest echelon before bowing out, Madam Habiba Atta, now the first to assume the women's representative role on the enviable ExCo of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), started football administration after transforming the then Ashtown Ladies Football Club in Kumasi into Fabulous Ladies, almost four decades ago.
With her effort, she encouraged her peers to form similar clubs across the country to compete for honours.
The septuagenarian football administrator, who was vice chairperson of the Ashanti Regional Football Association, was instrumental in initiating the formation of the national women's football team-The Black Queens- in 1992 and assumed the role as a team manager when Black Queens first appeared in the Women's World Cup in the USA in 1999.
Her passion and experience in women football offered her an opportunity to serve as a committee member with all the female national football teams at various stages of her career.
Genesis of Fabulous Ladies
Recalling the genesis of Fabulous Ladies, she started in 1983 when Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) in Kumasi organised fun games for some Keep Fit clubs .
"After the fun games, I realised that some of the women had great potential in playing football. That was the genesis of women soccer.
This is because after the games, I realised that something should be done to nurture and develop the potential of ladies with skills in playing football.
"I therefore contacted the chairperson of Ashtown Ladies Social Club for us to form women football clubs, but she declined, so I started inviting ladies from the various suburbs of Asafo, Kwadaso, Bantama and Ashtown where we formed the Ashtown Ladies football Club," she explained, adding that as a fan of Kotoko, she attached her club to Kotoko, hence Fabulous Ladies.
Maiden players
"Among players who constituted Fabulous Ladies included myself as a founder and skipper, Gladys Achiaa, Adwoa Konadu, Vivian Nelson, Mavis Addae Sarfo, Akosua Pepra, Dora Zuta , Judith Amoah, Joyce Gyimah, Elizabeth Kennedy, Esther Nti, Joyce Gyimah, Diana Appia, Cynthia Frimpong, Becky Boateng and Monica Abankwa," she revealed.
"My players who have played for the Black Queens included Yaa Avoe, Habiba Sulema, Alice Kusi, Priscilla Okyere, Rita Yeboah, Rosemary Konadu, Amma Saabi, Portia Boakye, Agnes Esther Nti, Aduako, Zinabu Nabubie, Mercilia Amoah and Joyce Asamoah."
She had also sponsored some of them to attain higher education in Ghana and abroad and so far over 20 of them had benefited from her philanthropic gesture.
"I?have also offered them accommodation, fed and clothed them to motivate them to excel in their chosen career," she noted.
Yaa Achiaa Girls
Recounting how she ventured into sports, Madam Habiba Atta who was a product of Ahmadiyya Secondary School in Kumasi, said "it started from Yaa Achiaa Girls Basic in Kumasi.
"In those days, I excelled in High Jump and other field events so much that I continued to nurture and develop my potential at Ahmadiyya in Kumasi where I represented Ghana during an annual games in Nigeria where I won bronze in High Jump" she recalled.
She said while in school, she also represented her region during National Sports Festivals, winning medals in High Jump, Javelin, Shot Putt and 4X 100 metres events.
During the First All Africa Games held in Congo Brazzaville in 1965, she was part of the team and won silver in High Jump.
Between 1962 and 1965, Madam Habiba Atta made a huge impact when she won the national High Jump event consecutively and set a national record in 1963 - a record which made waves for five years before it was finally broken.
In 1977, she won the regional tennis champion after bowing out from active athletics competitions.
At Kumasi Secondary Technical College (KISCO) where she was a staff and a coach, she was instrumental in turning former Black Stars and Kotoko players Frimpong Manso and George Kennedy into national assets.
Frimpong Manso
While she transformed Frimpong Manso from a striker into a formidable defender, she motivated George Kennedy to become one of the most potent strikers in Ghana.
She said in spite of the numerous challenges she had encountered in football, she was more determined to leave a legacy that would be cherished by the present and future generations.
" With the support of all my Exco members, women football would be placed at an enviable position that will entice young ladies with potential in football to yearn to nurture and develop their potential for their own benefits and Ghana.
"I introduced competitive women football in Ghana, but my role was not recognised when the game started gaining popularity, but with divine intervention, I have come on board at this stage of my life.
I will therefore collaborate with other stakeholders to transform women football into a well-endowed one to attract the best of talents to enable Ghana rub shoulders with the elite countries during international tournaments," she assured.
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After arriving at the airport and then picking up our rental vehicle, we proceeded to our guesthouse to get some much-needed rest. We were only going to spend one night at Terra Africa in Windhoek and then head out first thing in the morning.
We were warmly greeted by the owner (Sandy) and were shown to our room. It is a very comfortable guesthouse in the south end of Windhoek and we were treated very well by the staff – we would gladly stay here again. The price was reasonable ($N 1,080.00 or $USD 134.00) which included breakfast.
We decided to have an early dinner and the restaurant Am Weinberg was highly recommended to us by Sandy. After dining there I can see why: beautiful interior, excellent service and a sumptuous menu. It was a fantastic meal and very reasonably priced: dinner for 2 which included starters, main courses, dessert, mineral water and a great bottle of South African red wine came up to $N 716.00 ($USD 89.00) with tax and tip. I don't think we could ever get a meal like that in Canada for less than twice the price. A bargain.
We were also told that Joe's Beerhouse was an African institution and not to be missed – and we missed it. We just did not have enough time in Windhoek to visit both of these restaurants. Next time we travel to Namibia, Joe's is definitely on our list.
After a good night's sleep we were ready to make the long journey to the Namib Rand for 2 nights. We were staying at Wolwedans and it was a high end (read extremely expensive) resort in the Namib Desert ($N 6,150.00 or $USD 764.00 per night which includes all meals, drinks, snacks and nature drives for two people).
Our Nissan 4×4 had two gas tanks in it so we could store up to 145 litres of diesel fuel for a range of about 900 kms. That was good to know, as you can drive for a long time in Namibia without finding a gas station.
The gas station attendant had trouble filling our empty tanks with fuel … he would put a litre (or so) into the tank, but we would have to wait for the airlock to disappear before putting more fuel in. It took 45 minutes to fill up with 110 litres of fuel (and 5 litres of that ended up spilled on the ground). As we were to find out over time, we had an issue with our fuel tanks and filling up our vehicle in the future was going to be a very painful experience.
We purchased our Namibian cell phone and plenty of bottled water – we were now ready to start our Namibian driving safari.
Starting off in Windhoek, were now heading to the Namib Rand (Wolwedans) where the large red star is on the map. With the directions given to us by our travel agent, we were told it would be a 5 hour drive. Given that we were restricted by the vehicle rental company to no more than 60 km/hr on the gravel roads, it took us 8 hours (with no stops) to get to the Namib Rand. It is a good thing the countryside is beautiful.
The NamibRand Nature Reserve was created when several farmers concluded that sheep farming was no longer a viable business in this area. The founder suggested that the farms be amalgamated and that the flora and fauna be preserved and protected. It is about 172,000 hectares in size.
The son of the founder created Wolwedans – an exclusive resort right in the middle of the nature reserve. We were staying at Wolwedans Dune Camp, but there was also a lodge in the nature reserve that was even more expensive. Yikes.
We eventually found the turn off for Wolwedans from the highway and made our way to the parking lot, 20 km away along a very narrow and bumpy road with sharp rocks. Thank goodness we had the 4×4, we would have shredded the tires on a regular sedan.
We were greeted by Daniel (our guide) in the parking lot who had been expecting us. He gave us a warm welcome and loaded our luggage into his Land Rover to drive us to the camp, which was another 5 km away. Where exactly were we going?
I also wondered what kind of a tent we would get for $N 6,150.00 ($USD 764.00) per night? As you will see in the next few photos, we were "camping" in one heck of a tent!
There are 6 tents in the camp for a maximum of 12 guests. Our "tent" (more like a 5 star room) was built on a permanent wooden platform and had all of the creature comforts of home: our own deck, a comfortable bed, hot water, lights (solar powered) and an elegant bathroom. You could open/close the flaps like a regular tent, but this beyond anything I had expected.
There was also a main building in the camp where we had our meals.
Dinner that night was unbelievable – 5 star cuisine in the middle of the desert. The chef was excellent and the service was fantastic. This place with its service and setting is very unique and special.
It was time for bed – it had been a long day and we were still suffering from jet lag. There was a canvas roof structure above the tent to keep it dry. There was a problem though when it was windy at night – the canvas roof continually flapped and made a lot of noise. Given that I am a very light sleeper, it kept me up most of the night. To Wolwedans credit, they do supply you with earplugs, but they did not help.
The morning light is usually quite beautiful, but it was an amazing experience to wake up to a view like this.
After breakfast, Daniel collected us for our morning nature drive. He was extremely knowledgeable about all of the flora and fauna and was extremely professional. He seemed quite happy that we were curious about everything and happily answered all of our questions.
We were told that they had received a lot of rain this year in the desert and that the grass was growing everywhere – even on the sand dunes!
During our evening drive, we continued to see a lot more wildlife, including many more Oryx.
There is a wonderful tradition in southern Africa, which I really love – it is called a "Sundowner." Just before sunset, you stop what you are doing, have a drink and take in the sunset. It was one of my favourite times of the day when we were on safari – just relaxing and enjoying where you are.
There is nothing like an African sunset – you must see it to believe it. It is my favourite time of the day and everything washed in that warm light just comes to life. My only wish is that it could last longer.
When photographing landscapes in the evening light, set the white balance on your camera to "cloudy" (about 6800 degrees Kelvin). You will get warm, beautiful images by doing this.
We had a really lovely time at Wolwedans. The staff are very professional and friendly, the service is incredible, the "tent" was very comfortable and the food, excellent.
It would have been nice to have a power outlet in the room to charge our batteries, etc. At first, I thought this was because the camp is located in the middle of nowhere. It turns out that other places we stayed at were just as remote, but had power in the rooms. Small point, but given how much we were paying, it would have been nice to have.
I am glad we had the opportunity to visit Wolwedans. The NamibRand Nature Reserve is extremely beautiful and I would visit it again in a heartbeat – but I don't know if we would stay at Wolwedans in the future given its price. Of course everything was first class, but that is to be expected when you pay steep rates.
Overall, staying at Wolwedans was an extremely pleasant experience even though value for money is not its forté.


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Q: Stored Procedures in Entity Framework Vs ADO.NET For one of my project, I am using Entity Framework to connect to a SQL Server database. Due to large volume of data like (1000 - 100000) insert/update/delete, I had to use stored procedures with user-defined table types as parameter to improve the performance.
Also, these insert/update/delete operations involve data from multiple other tables as dependent. So, I used stored procedure with proper temp table and CTE with join queries (it is quite a complex JOIN) to achieve the required result.
Achieving the same in Entity Framework (repository patterns) is creating performance issues. We can call stored procedures from Entity Framework also
Now, my question is: which is better in my above scenario?

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*Calling stored procedure from Entity Framework (if so, please suggest some articles to achieve it)

*Calling stored procedure from ADO.Net

Thanks in advance.
Udhay

A: I would avoid implementing the repository pattern with Entity Framework/Entity Framework Core as it already implements a repository pattern. Specifically, the DbContext is your UoW (Unit of Work), and each DbSet is the repository. Applying another layer on top of this is redundant and will make maintenance harder.
Regarding your specific questions, you should look into using Dapper vs. Entity Framework if all you are doing is calling stored procedures as there is less overhead and possibly better performance depending on the underly queries. It will also handle mapping the results into a strongly typed class.
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using (var connection = new SqlConnection("your connection string"))
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    var results = await connection.QueryAsync<SomeClass>("SomeStoredProc",
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Immigrant Rights, Policy, Treatment of Refugees
U.S. Detention of Central American Families and Unaccompanied Children on the Rise—Again
September 15, 2016; McClatchyDC
Just last month, the New York Times proclaimed a "remarkable reduction in violence" in Honduras, thanks to increased U.S. funding and involvement in what had been the most dangerous place on Earth. But, newly released U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics show that while overall apprehension numbers of Central American migrants are down from two years ago, the number of family members being apprehended will almost certainly surpass the total of two years ago, according to McClatchyDC.
"Both family apprehensions and detentions of unaccompanied children have shown dramatic increases over last year's totals—with family detentions nearly doubling and the number children traveling without parents increasing 52 percent," Franco Ordonez wrote.
The new report highlights the Obama administration's continued challenges in responding to the ongoing violence in Central America and the resulting influx of refugees to the U.S.-Mexico border, two years after the humanitarian crisis first made headlines and two months after President Barack Obama announced plans to ease the way for some Central American asylum seekers.
The surge has exacerbated an already long backlog of hundreds of thousands who are awaiting cases in immigration court and put a spotlight on the private, for-profit detention centers that house those seeking asylum.
Although the Department of Homeland Security is working to ensure "that those with legitimate humanitarian claims are afforded the opportunity to seek protection," many nonprofits, like Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), have questioned the number of women and children who have been detained in three U.S. family detention centers for extended periods of time while their cases are waiting to be heard.
The controversial centers have been the source of multiple allegations of abuse and poor conditions, and RAICES, based in Texas, is fighting to make detention a tool of last resort, according to a statement from Jonathan Ryan, Executive Director.
Detention is inappropriate for children. Detention is inappropriate for LGBTQ-identifying individuals. Detention is inappropriate for asylum seekers. Detention is inappropriate as a mechanism to enforce civil immigration violations. DHS should realign its enforcement policies with our nation's highest values and make the detention of refugees and immigrants a tool of last resort.
The statement came after two dozen women held at a facility in Pennsylvania won national attention in August for launching a hunger strike to protest their families' long detentions.
The movement to close the detention centers also saw momentum when the editorial board of the New York Times argued that "Prisons Aren't the Answer on Immigration."
"The Administration…should be asking itself why it locks up so many immigrants who are not safety threats, who are not there to be punished, who in many cases are refugees and who are the mothers of young children or who are young children," the editorial said. "There are ways to enforce the law without mistreating a population that fits no definition of a criminal threat."
However, as the editorial pointed out, there is little time left for President Obama to make the kind of sweeping changes to the American criminal justice system that immigration advocates have called for, and Department of Homeland Security officials have been hitting back on calls to end for-profit detention centers for refugees, according to Reuters: "One DHS official who asked to speak on the condition of anonymity because of the divisive nature of the topic, said ending private detention for migrants would require Congress to spend millions more dollars because government-run operations are more costly."
With the presidential candidates divided in their views on immigration policy, it's likely that changes to U.S. strategy will be on the back burner until a new administration takes over next year, leaving thousands of migrant families continuing to wait.—Anna Berry
Anna Berry is a writer and editor with more than a decade of experience in nonprofit management, fundraising, and communications. She has covered international civil society, human rights, and the media, among other topics, for Nonprofit Quarterly since 2016.
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clientGroup (Protogame.MxClientGroup) – The client group.
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This is my heritage for you my beautiful cacheticos de melon.
I promise to be a knight in the campaign of truth seeking.
Life is not easier being a believer but I would not have picked another path. Thanks to my Faith I found my passion to work to stop climate change for your future. Now go play outside and breathe clean air. Dios te bendiga.
I commit to demanding that politicians that want my vote, my time, my substantial help and expertise are people who seek to address climate change seriously and talk about it boldly.
Deixo para você o meu quintal onde o ar é perfumado pelas flores e árvores, a terra dá frutos e flores além de abrigar muitos bichinhos, a água é utilizada com consciência e o ser humano é respeitado e tratado como alguém que depende da natureza para VIVER.
I am doing everything I can because I want the footprint that I leave behind to be my feet in the sand on a beach and not a carbon one.
You should make a time machine and come back to past and solve all the problems.
I think every parent believes that their child's future is worth protecting – because I know the power of this force in me and what I am willing to do.
I want you to be prepared for the world that the generations before you are creating for you. I love you Lucienne, and I will not give up. I will push you and teach you not to give up, either, even if others around you do.


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Folk Songs and Dances (Guitar Solo)
Bartók, Béla
Welcome to the enchanting world of Bartok's folk music. These pieces have been transcribed from arrangements for flute and guitar.
Bela Bartok, considered one of the 20th century's most important composers, was born in Hungary in 1881. A prodigy, he was a professor at the Budapest Music Academy by the age of 26. His interest in traditional music led him to make many journeys (with his colleague Zolta Kodaly) through Hungary, Romania and Slovakia collecting songs and dances, the styles of which were synthesised into compositions of his own. He emigrated to the USA in 1940 where he died five years later of leukaemia.
The pieces are deceptively simple, and it would be a mistake to take their natural forms, clear melodies, tonal harmonies and strong rhythms as an invitation to play inattentively. Quite the contrary. They stand any amount of playing, but only when the composing is heeded, the dynamics observed, and modulations anticipated.
Some are harder to play than others, but you can always slow a piece down for learning purposes, choose other fingering, or try later. Hopefully you will be fascinated and moved to explore, if you haven't already done so, other areas of Bartok's remarkable musical legacy.
About the arrangements:
As with much guitar music, the copying is not always strict. For instance, at times notes are written for a longer duration than they can be played, which improves readability while staying faithful to the original composition. On occasion rests are omitted to prevent cluttering. Alternative fingering may be preferred.
Hungarian and Slovak Folk Songs and Dances (Guitar Solo)
Bela Bartok, considered one of the 20th century's most important composers, was bornin Hungary in 1881. A prodigy, he was a professor at the Budapest Music Academy bythe age of 26. His interest in traditional music led him to make many journeys (with hiscolleague Zolta Kodaly) through Hungary, Romania and Slovakia collecting songs anddances, the styles of which were synthesised into compositions of his own. He emigrated to the USA in 1940 where he died five years later of leukaemia.
The pieces are deceptively simple, and it would be a mistake to take their natural forms,clear melodies, tonal harmonies and strong rhythms as an invitation to play inattentively. Quite the contrary. They stand any amount of playing, but only when the composing isheeded, the dynamics observed, and modulations anticipated.


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See that stack of papers neatly color-tabbed and full of highlight markings to the left? That is what we law students do for fun. Okay, maybe fun is not the most appropriate word. But it was optional.
Who is crazy enough to do this all optionally? Law students. See, despite the fact that the test to get into law school is all about logic, we are not logical. Exhibit A: This write-on competition. We pour through hundreds of pages reading and write a 10 page paper, knowing that the changes that we'll "write-on" is fairly slim.
I at least take solace in the fact that even if I don't make it on to journal through this competition, 1) there's still a possibility that I can "grade-on" and 2) these cases that I'm reading now are extremely funny. Though I am not allowed to talk about this competition, I will just say that the Supreme Court and a "bong" are involved. This subject comes along, of course, after spending the weeks before this working on a prosecuting a fictional cocaine-dealer. I wonder if the law school people are trying to tell us something.


The word Butoh in Japanese means 'dance' or movement. Butoh is a post-modern dance that emerged in Japan in the 1950's in performances by Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno. Butoh's style was both a reaction to the catastrophes of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and a counterpoint to the rapid materialistic post-war reconstruction in Japan. Yet Butoh is always contemporary since its very nature is to project and reflect the concerns of its time.
Hijikata's was a 'Dance of Darkness'. Butoh was unsettling, grotesque. The dance movements were modeled on peasants' stances, emphasizing the hardships of life and the inevitability of death rather than focusing on lines projecting grace and beauty. Butoh was and is the dance between the living and the dead, the dance of the Ancestors, of those who came before and whom we carry within. At times the need for healing prevails and Butoh becomes more a dance of Spirit. By the 1980s Butoh dancers had expanded their work worldwide.
In 1982 I saw the Butoh group Sankai Juku in two performances in Paris and my own choreography was profoundly marked by the experience. Butoh not only opposes the rigidly prescribed forms of classical and modern dancing but it demands a shift of perception in the dancer and by extension the audience. Indeed in Butoh there is no need of an audience. The dancer's body becomes a living breathing sculpture fashioned by the universe it inhabits and reflective of its own inheritance. The dancer's aim is to reflect pure life. That which exists within oneself regardless of the qualities we usually attribute to dance such as beauty, grace, athleticism, youth etc.
Indeed Butoh can still be viewed as grotesque and/or unconventional but it can also be fluid, gentle, healing. It is almost always provocative but never as its sole aim. It arrests us the way the sudden sight of bleached bones or a butterfly on a flower may do so. Butoh dancers often speak of the original landscape of the body, and of producing the dance which is already inherent within the body.
Although all of my dancing post 1982 was influenced by Butoh, I later somewhat let go of it focusing on ritual dancing - not all that different. Then one night I was watching the movie Cherry Blossoms and was re-catapulted into the world of MY inner dancing landscape. I began watching the movie again and again, particularly the 2nd half of it (Japan) to really see the girl dancing and pay attention to what she says. Listening to the way she thinks, her vision, her perception. And looked at her costume again. Looking at other performances in Japan and elsewhere I see white bodies and kinono clad bodies as well as naked ones. Well, I think I'm not about to dance naked although I think the original intent was exactly that . After Hiroshima and Nagasaki Butoh was about continuation, living beyond the no-sense of so much horror and surviving the way nature survives. It is both a dance of shadows, of the dead, grotesque looking but also of nature, of life as it is and hope.
I began to think of Butoh as planetary Reiki. Jiva-Butoh, Karuna-Butoh. (soul dance, compassion dance). A succession of mudra (sacred movements) that are put out there to heal, to effect change. Just like throwing a stone in a pond creates ripples that first are contained in the pond by its borders but then keep traveling into the ether beyond our vision.
I began reading Hijikata: Revolt of the Body - then Yoshito and Kazuo Ohno's book. Ohno seldom performed until he was 47 years old! And he performed internationally when he was 80 till he was 90! Ohno became confined to a wheelchair but his right arm continued to dance. Butoh is not about the body performing a dance but about the dance coming through the body.
I bought a nature sculpture from my friend, done right after the Fukushima disaster. The sculpture is named Iridia. I began looking at her in the darkness of night and then the flashes of storm lightning illuminating the room and I thought, oh, Butoh is the dance of the grotesque and she is sort of grotesque. I mean she's not beautiful in the usual sense, she is grotesque AND beautiful exactly the way a praying mantis is, or a dragonfly or an ... ancestral spirit? And then of course there was the evening when I was looking at Iridia and saw the 3 kimonos I had bought folded right below her. Waiting. And then I looked up again and saw her wings hanging down and saw that they are like kimono sleeves. Reading Kazuo Ohno's World: from without and within I come across his admonitions to his students to see with their feet and their hands ... and then the line: "This characteristic of his dance, whereby the entire body becomes covered with eyes so to speak, as evolved over many years". I am stunned. Glancing along the edges of the world. My sculpture Iridia also is covered with small eyes, garnet eyes, tiger eyes, glass eye.
I practice Butoh as dance of nature, with or without audience. The trees are watching, the earth is watching, the birds, air, clouds. All dances, all breathes, all watches. I dance in my gardens and on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain.
The idea of photography came up. I favored the idea of stills over film because again it's what you catch that is meant to be caught. So I began working with this Butoh for a while. A few months went by. I began to go to the beach by myself to dance ... no audience, nobody ... just earth, sand, sky, earth, sea ... but also I was wanting to dance in my gardens because they are like my navel. The lines that tie us to the universe begin at the navel and those that tie me to the natural world begin in my gardens. I give my Butoh dancing performances on the equinoxes and the solstices.
In nature we are not disturbed by the outside and the contraptions of consumerism and constraints of the robots (society and its masters) and contagion of silliness. Everything becomes ritual, every move is sacred. The trees dance, the flowers dance, the grass itself, the stones, the sand, the clouds and sky. All is dance.
I practiced without music for these dances. Sound is sacred and nature sings as it dances. People's sounds often create drama. Verbal sparring often ends up with quarrels, wars, guns. "He said ... and then she said ... and then he said..and then he pulled a gun". That's always how it happens. Thoughts are things and sounds have vibrations that reverberate throughout infinity. Think of the bombs falling, the rap music, the suped-up engines, the jet engines, the phones ringing. The noise pollution we are creating telling the whole universe we are a horrid grotesque specie. Grotesque is fast becoming one of my favorite words. I prefer to dance to inner rhythms, inner images and other worldly energies. What I do want emerges as Dances of Nature. One butoh dancer did just that; went around the world and danced different pieces, everywhere where there was need for healing.
I began to dream of dance. In a dream I was told "the movement creates its own memory". I woke up and repeated it over and over so I would remember. The movement creates its own memory. I had been practicing and repeating movements and taking notes ... afraid that I might lose a whole dance. At first I thought it meant "don't worry you'll remember the movements, they carry their own memories" and in a way that is true; the movements once done engender a physical memory, if I do not try to think too hard the body itself will know what to do. Then I started to think of a deeper meaning: that the movements carry memories from the infinite past. A cellular memory. Which is course is the whole of Butoh: to bridge the past and the present, the dead and the living, the unknown infinity before us with the moment. Butoh comes from a place in us that is ancestral, that is beyond the limits of time and that the movements bring out through us. Movements coming from a past beyond our birth, from before the beginning creation. From the Dream Time.
I read more of Kazuo Ohno's teachings ... "butoh means to meander between the realms of the living and of the dead" and "consider the human condition from the point of view of the departed".
In Voodoo I am forever reminded that it all begins with the Ancestors. We stand on the shoulders of the Ancestors. The Ancestors are those we knew of course and who have left us, leaving their imprints alive in our hearts but the Ancestors are also the zillions of living entities who have sacrificed so that new life may spring forth, for all is related, all that lives must die and from death life springs forth evermore. We are made of star-stuff, of earth, of air, elements, waters and our souls/spirits are fire-like. So the elements themselves are ancestral to us. When we dance, the ancestral energies remember and emerge anew through us. From the myriad deaths before us emerges the memory of movements. The movements themselves are ancestral, beyond space/time.
The Fukushima earthquake/tsunami/nuclear catastrophe happened shortly after I began this dancing and I immediately saw it involved all four elements. Simultaneously the Butoh project was taking shape: it became allied with some of the Voodoo Spirits. Three then four distinctive parts took form to become as a whole which I called The Marrying Journey of Ochosi and Oshun.
Azaka dances our primordial and eternal battle with the elements. Farmer, blacksmith, fisher, alchemist ... each one in a battle with the element to coax subsistence out of this world. The hope we will win is what gives us the will to continue, to pick up the tools of battle each day after each day, to rise up after each obstacle. The hope of love, of satisfaction, is the nourishment for the will. And the WILL is the essence of the dance of Azaka but all the time death watches the dance. Azaka is the hope of the living in their day to day struggle. Azaka gives himself up towards the future. Azaka is danced in simple white cropped pants and top and with a bamboo rod. Bamboo is used universally for so many tasks: fishing, spears, building, clothing, foodstuff.
M'man Brigitte had come first of course since She is the link to the Ancestral self, then Dani Blanc who coils and uncoils on the beam between the worlds, creating and annihilating. Shiva's own Naga. Working with Azaka in dance I thought these are peasants and laborer's movements - something my body should be quite familiar with. And remember. Dancing near and in water brought out Oshun. She manifested beautifully, naturally. Of course. Maman Brigitte is danced in Her own costume, one that I created out of a vintage wedding dress for a ritual performance. Oshun has Her own kimono and Ochosi appears with Oshun throughout the dance. Dani Blanc strips to the bare body to merge with the flows of the water, the birthing waters of the Earth. Butoh is the dance of giving of oneself. Give up the ego to open yourself up to be a channel of energy, ancestral energy, healing energy, wisdom energy. The allowance of the body to be the vessel is the gift, the offering in the ritual of dance.
The body in motion allows one to be "glancing along the edges". Everything around us is also glancing along the edges.
I read more of Kazuo Ohno's texts - excerpts of talks he gave at his workshops on Butoh. He admonishes us to think of how our mothers give of their own lives to nourish us in utero and then we are born and "it is no small feat to go on devouring ourselves". I am stunned by the choice of words: devouring ourselves. At first I think he means devouring the resources around us but then I realize he means our SPIRIT (soul) enters the mother and she gives of her own blood, life and nourishment so a body can be created as the soul chooses it to be, to shelter this soul/spirit. Then we are born with the soul's chosen body and the soul/spirit literally uses the body, devours the body and its energies until it is all gone. Once the soul/spirit has devoured all that could be had from this specific physical part it must move on. This is such an arresting thought put that way - because in the west we are programmed to think 'body and soul': I have this body and then my soul comes into it and then pff ... one day I will die. But the thinking here is 'soul and body'. The soul demanded that the body be created for itself, a very unique and useful shelter. When the soul had devoured all out of the body, it leaves. I put the book down because I think it's exactly right. When I let my soul dance my body, it is very very light and happy. It devours at its heart's content! I spoke once to my dance teacher of getting old and no longer being able to dance, but he only scoffed and said, "You! You will die dancing". Oh I hope so. For my soul is at its happiest dancing. I would die happy, with my soul devouring the body to the last breath.
The Butoh Project is dedicated to the memory of my friend and teacher Roger Robichaux, dancer extraordinaire and founder of Off-Point Theatre in New Orleans Louisiana (1979-1982). Also Albert Sabi, Bobby Moore, Mickey and all the other artists who left us due to HIV/AIDS.
"Life begins with the first breath and ends with the last breath. Everything in between in dance".


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